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Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar picked Sandeep Patil, Kapil Dev, and BS Chandrashekhar as some of the cricketers from his generation, who he would have loved to see play the shortest version of the game, more so in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 73-year-old feels that Chandrashekhar would have been a great pick for T20 cricket as his action was not just suited for Test cricket but also for ODI and T20 cricket.

“Look, a batsman I would like to see would be Sandeep Patil, there is only one all-rounder who I would choose – Kapil Dev, for the bowler, I would like to see BS Chandrashekhar play in the T20 format because his bowling action was not suited only for test cricket, but one day cricket and T20 cricket would also be easy for him,” said Gavaskar in a Q&A session on Star Sports.

Former Indian cricket team batter Virender Sehwag had a stern warning for Chennai Super Kings bowlers with respect to the massive number of extras conceded by them. The number of wides and no-balls has been the source of major concern this season and even skipper MS Dhoni has spoken at length about the problem. Due to the alarming number of extras, CSK have faced difficulties in finish their overs within the stipulated time and Sehwag believes that this can ultimately result in a ban for Dhoni. The former India opener warned the bowlers that such a ban can be very harmful for CSK.

"Dhoni was not looking happy because he has mentioned it before that he wants the bowlers to reduce the number of no-balls and wides. CSK had bowled two-three overs of extra and against RCB, they bowled another extra over. It shouldn't go to a stage where Dhoni gets banned and CSK has to take the field without their captain. With the kind of knee injury he has, it appears he might play only a handful of matches more anyway. He is constantly pushing himself but if his bowlers are bowling so many wides and no-balls, then Dhoni will have to take rest," Sehwag explained.

Over the last year, Virat Kohli has enriched his legacy as one of the greatest to have played the sport by making a stunning comeback after an elongated period of poor form. Kohli is not just back to the runs but has managed to reach his peak form again.

Kohli's career hit an all-time low last year after a horrific all-format tour of England, which saw many former cricketers, including Kapil Dev, call for Kohli to be axed from the Indian team. However, the former Indian skipper made an incredible comeback after taking a lengthy break from the sport.

Arjun Tendulkar, son of Sachin Tendulkar, is making his IPL debut today against KKR. Arjun was bought by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022 but didn’t get a chance to represent the franchise. However, the moment has arrived when fans will get to witness the son of Sachin Tendulkar at the grand level.  The social media is going all guns blazing over Arjun’s debut.

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is not playing for MI today. Suryakumar Yadav, who is captaining Mumbai in Rohit’s absence, revealed that Sharma has a stomach bug. Rohit, however, has been kept as an impact player.

Smashed for 84 runs in just seven overs by top South African batters on October 25, 2015, Mohit Sharma virtually went off radar after the last of his 34 appearances for India.

He was only 27 back then and had a very impressive ODI World Cup, earlier that year, under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy. His bowling in Australia had prompted former Pakistani pacer Aaqib Javed to praise his "heavy ball", which was a deceptive bouncer that came at a higher speed than expected.

The glory days behind him, Mohit's form dropped alarmingly during next three seasons of IPL before he was out of collective consciousness of an average Indian cricket fan.